Triple
T21666692
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Earthworm Tractors |
E534737
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alexander Botts
Alexander Botts is a fictional, fast-talking and overconfident tractor salesman featured in William Hazlett Upson’s humorous "Earthworm Tractors" stories.
|
E1494932
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Alexander Botts | Statement: [Earthworm Tractors, mainCharacter, Alexander Botts]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Botts Context triple: [Earthworm Tractors, mainCharacter, Alexander Botts]
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A.
Benjamin Botts
Benjamin Botts was an American lawyer best known for serving on the defense team of Aaron Burr during his famous early 19th-century treason trial.
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B.
Brian Bockrath
Brian Bockrath is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the post-apocalyptic horror drama series The Walking Dead: Dead City.
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C.
Brian Routh
Brian Routh was a British performance artist and musician best known as one half of the avant-garde comedy and performance duo The Kipper Kids.
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D.
Kent Davison
Kent Davison is a data-obsessed political strategist and senior advisor in the television series "Veep," known for his emotionless demeanor and reliance on polling and analytics.
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E.
Rhett Hartzog
Rhett Hartzog is an American businessman best known for his former marriage to actress Andie MacDowell.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Alexander Botts Triple: [Earthworm Tractors, mainCharacter, Alexander Botts]
Generated description
Alexander Botts is a fictional, fast-talking and overconfident tractor salesman featured in William Hazlett Upson’s humorous "Earthworm Tractors" stories.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Botts Target entity description: Alexander Botts is a fictional, fast-talking and overconfident tractor salesman featured in William Hazlett Upson’s humorous "Earthworm Tractors" stories.
-
A.
Benjamin Botts
Benjamin Botts was an American lawyer best known for serving on the defense team of Aaron Burr during his famous early 19th-century treason trial.
-
B.
Brian Bockrath
Brian Bockrath is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the post-apocalyptic horror drama series The Walking Dead: Dead City.
-
C.
Brian Routh
Brian Routh was a British performance artist and musician best known as one half of the avant-garde comedy and performance duo The Kipper Kids.
-
D.
Kent Davison
Kent Davison is a data-obsessed political strategist and senior advisor in the television series "Veep," known for his emotionless demeanor and reliance on polling and analytics.
-
E.
Rhett Hartzog
Rhett Hartzog is an American businessman best known for his former marriage to actress Andie MacDowell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e0c46898008190aa618a4af55bd1ee |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ef6c0c236881909ffaefea8601b1c2 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 2 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0a15a32c1c8190a9ae4efb9d09e1dc |
completed | May 17, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0a1635915081908c46794cdbaa4cde |
completed | May 17, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0a16c70cfc81908125358316e2a89a |
completed | May 17, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:37 p.m.